Re: [gentoo-user] how can i find out my motherboard?

[Holly Bostick]

renna bud schreef:
> is there a command to let me know the name and model of my
> motherboard, without having to open my pc-case (or worse to find the
> manual and box in which it came) ? thanks

Hi, renna,

As far as I know, there is not such a command-- but there is a command
to find out the information that you're probably looking for (which is
not actually the mobo make and model, but the mobo *chipset*).

You need to know the chipset to work effectively with the kernel; and
the command (as root)

#lscpci

will most likely give you the information you need, as follows:

lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo
KT266/A/333]
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo
KT266/A/333 AGP]
0000:00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738
(rev 10)
0000:00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB
1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB
1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:00:11.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB
1.1 Controller (rev 1b)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc R350 AH
[Radeon 9800]
0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R350
[Radeon 9800] (Secondary)

As you can see, my chipset is "clearly" identified as an Apollo KT266A
at with a bus speed of 333 Mhz, VIA is plastered all over the
motherboard resources (host bridge, PCI bridge, USB controller are all
motherboard resources), so it's a VIA chipset, and you also see the chip
numbers for the northbridge and southbridge chips (or you would see the
southbridge if I was using the onboard sound), which is variously listed
as 8233 or VT82686, so you'd know what options were for your actual mobo
when you're configuring your kernel.

However, if you really *really* need to know the mobo manufacturer and
model number for some other reason, I would suggest:

1) looking at your invoice (some computer stores do list the parts they
used when building the PC, some don't)

2) looking in the manual you may have received (the 'specifications'
area of any manual is supposed to tell you what parts the unit is made of)

3) going to the PC manufacturer's website and seeing if they list the
parts used in your model (this could be in service, rather than on the
product page).

Hope this helps,
Holly
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